فَما رَجعوا حَتّى رَأَوا مِن مُحَمَّدٍ
أَحاديثَ تَجلو هَمَّ كُلِّ فُؤادِ
So they did not return until they had witnessed Muhammad's
Deeds that dispel the grief of every heart.
وَحَتّى رَأَوا أَحبارَ كُلِّ مَدينَةٍ
سُجوداً لَهُ مِن عُصبَةٍ وَفُرادِ
And until they saw the religious scholars of every city
Prostrate before him, in groups and singly:
ذَرِيراً وَتَمّاماً وَقَد كانَ شاهِداً
دَريسٌ وَهَمّوا كُلُّهُم بِفَسادِ
Dharir and Tamam—and present as a witness was
Daris; and all of them intended harm.
فَقالَ لَهُم قَولاً بَحيرا وَأَيقَنوا
لَهُ بَعدَ تَكذيبٍ وَطولِ بِعادِ
Then Bahira spoke to them, and they were convinced
By him, after denial and long estrangement.
كَما قالَ لِلرهطِ الَّذينِ تَهَوَّدوا
وَجاهَدَهُم في اللَهِ كُلَّ جِهادِ
Just as he spoke to the band who had embraced Judaism
And strove against them for God's sake, striving to the utmost.
فَقالَ وَلَم يَترُك لَهُ النُصحُ رِدَّةً
فَإِنَّ لَهُ إِرصادَ كُلِّ مَصادِ
Then he said—sincere counsel left him no turning back—
For an ambush awaits him at every hunting ground.
فَإِنّي أَخافُ الحاسِدينَ وَإِنَّهُ
لَفي الكُتبِ مَكتوبٌ بِكُلِّ مِدادِ
For I fear the envious, and indeed he
Is recorded in the books, in ink of every kind.
Sol 6.1